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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
HUMOROUS.
How to serve q dinner-eat it.

How to serve dinner-eat it.
A sick thief should have his disease
arrested.
Very few persons can hold their own
on their first see voyage.
The book that make, the greatest
stir in society is the well-flled pocket
book.
A hotel 'beat" that is popular with
the patrons-the sound of the dinner
gong.
The only man that seems to thrive on
procrastination is the one that owes his
tailor
The snail is a paradox 1t is pro.
verbally slow, yet its pace is without
bound.
St. Louis has dog that can tell tbs
time of day. Sort of . watch dog, we
suppose.
A Cincinnati exchange says that
smoking produces selfshuess. 1t is also
good for hams.
Young man-Will you give assent to
my marriage with your daughter, sira
Old man irmly-No, sir, not cent.
Tramp-"I have lost an arm, sir,
will" Passer-by Gn great hurry
"sorry, but haven't seen anything of
it."
"Why, Nettie, you have put youi
shoes on the wrong feet" "What will
do, mammal They's all the feet I
have got"
The counterfeiter, no matter where he
goes, is seldom well lodged. At least,
it is believed that, where he is, he has
bad quarters.
A Belgian scientist says that salt Is
conducive to longevity. This is round.
about way of saving that fresh people
are soon killed off.
The whale is supposed to reach tn,
age of /, 900 years. Thus is furnished
one more example of the possibility OF
attaining great age while living or
water.
An exchange says that folded news.
paper placed under the coat in the small
of the back, is an excellent substitute
! for an overcoat. Now is the time to
subscribe.
A current paragraph states that "Mr.
! Gladstone is sitting for bust" Well,
he must be having very quiet time. In
this country thousands of people arc
standing ND at counters for bust.
! A man in Mexico who carried car,
bine and revolver and tried to kill
another man, is described as being ''oi
gentlemanly appearance and good ad
dress" If he had carried another re-
volvcr and bowie knife he might have
been looked upon as leader in polite
society.
| "'Tis more blessed to give
Than it is to receive;"
OF advice and of physc
This is true, we believe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Live up to your engagement.

Live up to your engagement.
Good character Is above all things
else.
Never bs idle, for work prevents
poverty.
1t is better to be nobly remembered
than to be nobly born.
He who waits to do great deal of
good at once will never do anything.
There are sweet surprises awaiting
many an humble soul lighting against
great odds in the battle of a seemin gly
commonplace life.
Misfortune, when we look upon it
with our eyes is smaller than when our
imagination sinks the evil down into the
reccsses of the soul.
How fortunate above all Others, is the
man, who, in order to adjust himself to
fate is not required to cast away his
whole preceding life.
The wise man expects everything
from himself; the fool looks to others.
In matters of conscience first thoughts
are best; in matters of prudence last
thoughts are best.
There are moments in life, when past
events, like winged shuttle., dart to and
fro before US, and by their incessant
movements weave a web which We our
selves, in greater or less degree, have
spun and put upon the loom.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
Dining On q Picture.

The early days of Jules Bastien's
career were time of struggle and pow
erty. He was glad to draw designs for
a fashion journal and once he went down
to DamvilIers and painted forty portraits
of the villagers. The cost of living,
small as his expenses were, was serious
matter For the rent OF Lis little attic
study he paid fifty dollars a year. He
breakfasted upon three sous worth OF
bread and two of coffee, with milk. For
dinner, at a franc and half, about
twenty-seven cents, he went to the res
taurant of NIademoiselo Anna, Rue
Saint-Banoit.
In those early days he painted pic
ture of apeasant girl walking in forest,
in spring, cntrapped by Loves who werc
casting their nets before her feet. This
picture was accepted at the Salon in
1878, through the influence of Cabanel,
but it was not sold. 1t was the first
painting that Jules Bastien exhibited,
and its fate was a curious one. Kind
hearted Mademoisclle Anna understood
the needy state of the young artists
who visited her restaurant, and
Basticn was her favorite. When
he lacked the franc and a half for din
ner, she chccrfully gave him credit and
finally accepted this picture in payment
for years dinners. Afterwards when
the name of the artist became famous,
she was offered four times the amount
of her bill for her painting, but she re-
fused to part with it, and kept the first
work of her protege until her DEATH
rSt. Nicholas.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
Chinese Dread Of the Wet.

In western lands 1t Is proverDial
saying Of ono WHO'S peculiarly stupid,
''that he does not know enough to 60 in
when 1t rains.' In China, on the con-
trary, the saying would DO altered so as
to read: "He does not know enough to
stay in when it rains" and to u Chinese
the idea that human being has any
functions which can be harmonized with
the rapid precipitation of moisture can
only be introduced by trepanning. They
truly say of the streets and the people in
them, when wind blows, one half;
rain fall, mono at all" As tho Chinese,
in their way are particularly practical
people, no less so than the glo-Saxon,
though less energetic, there must be
some good reason for their persistent
refusal for centuries to encounter ram.
OF the fact there can be no manner Of
doubt The Tientsin massacre of 1870
might have been quadrupled in atroc-
ity but for timely rain, which de-
tered the rowdies already on their way
to tho settlement A portable shower
would be one OF the most perfect dc.
fences traveller in the hostile sections
Of China could desire. We are conf
dent that a steady stream of cold water,
delivered from two-inch nozzle, would
dispcrse the most violent mob ever seen
by foreigner In China, in five minutes
of solar time. Grapeshot would be
much less cffcctual, for many would
stop to gather up the spent shot, while
cold water is something for which every
Chinese, from the Han dynasty down
ward cntcrtains the same aversion as
a cat. Externally or internally admin
istcred, he regards it as alike fatal.
The remote causes of their deep-seated
antipathy to wet weather lie imbedded in
the Chinese constitution, but the proxi-
mate causes, in our view, are twofold---
the porosity of cotton cloth and the abb
solute scarcity of dirt. To our readers
these reasons will, no doubt, appear in
adequate, not to say frivolous; but this,
We believe, is because they have not re-
fectcd profoundly on the subject. Why
the Chinese should persist in wearing
cloth shoes we do not pretend to say,
but wear them they certainly do. Damp
feet are not only uncomfortable, they
are injurious to health. Oiled boots are
luxuries for the few, and in seven cases
out of eight, he who goes abroad when
it rains will do it in cotton cloth shoes,
which will be ruined. He has no light
sandals. He never washes his feet.
Hence it is easier and more philosophi-
cal to stay at home-which he does.
-[Tientsin Chinese Times.
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A South African Town.

Twelve months ago." says the Cape
Argus, Johannesburg had no existence
beyond the ten shanties of purfectors.
To-day johannesburg is as much a town
as anything we have to show. 1t has
its wide streets, its hotel, its five news
papers, and it is pcopled with some of
the most energetic and buoyant people
in South Africa. In no country has
there ever been an example of new
centre of industry more rapidly estab
fishing itself and impressing itself upon
the public mind as ono of the porma
ncnt features Of the country"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
A Crane Fishing.

A Maine physician says that one day
he saw big crane standing on log
that foated near the shore on the Ken
nebec river. The crane had captured a
large bug, which he dropped into the
stream, so that it f1oated down past him,
and then grabbed it and again repeated
the performance. He kept this up for
nearly half au hour, and then a pickercl
darted up from below after the bug.
This was just what the bird had been
waiting for, and the next moment the
fish was down his throat. and he was
winging his way slowly up stream.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
Egypt's Ruler.

The Khedivc of Egypt is strict mon
ogamist. lie lives with his Que wife
and children at his palace at Ismalia,
near the Nile Bridge. Every morning
he rises between and and takes two
hours exercise. Between and he
drives to the Abdin Palace, where lie
holds state receptions, receiving tcle-
grams and attends to the affairs of state
-lDetroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
The Grotesnne in Architecture.

The taste for the grotcsque and horrl-
Bile that leads men to wear skulls for
scarf pins and collins for sleeve buttons,
that induces dainty girl to choose
dress with snakes outlined on 1t, and
metal spider perchcd at her throat, has
got into architecture. The writer went
to call, and, mounting the steps, laid
hand carelessly on the iron rail that
meandered up the stone stoop. 1t fell
on the head of bronze and realistic
snake that was coiled round and round
the balustrade. The whole row of fino
houses had the same sort of approach,
and twisting about all the hand rails was
the vile serpent, with battened head and
baleful eyes, natural and hideous enough
to make one afraid to enter or leave the
house. It's to be hoped that old Major
Jim Jams never rents one of cm; he'll
come home some night from the club and
break his neck in fit at his own door.
81 New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
Trapsplantiny Teeth.

Transplanting teeth has long been
successfully performed by several promi-
nent dentists without any proclamation
The process is painful, tedious, and re-
quircs skill and experience. An oriice
is bored in the bone, into which the
artificial tooth is riv ted, the gum soon
growing naturally around it.-lNew
York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
The Biggest Check,

In the negotiations made some years
ago by the English government for a
loan of eighty million dollars the sue
cessful contractors were the Messrs.
Rothschild. In paying the first deposit
toward this amount to the government
the check they drew was for the sum
of six million dollars. This was proba-
bly, the largest check ever drawn by a
private banking house. - -[Detroit Free
Press
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
Lullabys.

The afternoon Is fair and still,
Unveering stand the village vanez
The sunshine sleeps on roof and sill
And glances from my neighbor's panssS
A languid sense of slumber-cheer
Broods over all things calm and mild.
And low from DER the way hear
A another singing to her child.
A mothers love in measures thrills
The silence of mid-afternoon;
The baby's pouting mouth it stills
That will not ope to cry or Groom;
Soft folded to that tender breast
The little head lies reconciled,
The songs drift DER its dreams Of rest
The mother sings unto her child
No other sounds are in the air,
And softly falls those drowsy tunes
Upon my heart like peace and prayer
A lullaby of childish runes;
And slumber-strains more low and sweet
Have never yet to sleep beguiled.
'Rest little head, and hands and fcet"
A mothers singing to her child.
"A. w. Bellows in Yankee Blade.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-10
Transition.

Transition.
Tis said, in death, upon the face
OF Age, momentary trace
OF Infancy's returning grace
Forestalls decay;
And here, in Autumn's dusl,y reign,
A birth of blossom seems again
10 flush the woodlands fading train
With dreams Of May.
-IJohn B. Tabb in Independent.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL FRIDAY. FEBRUARY a5 1887


single State He was in favor of national legislation
or the subject the only way of dealing efectualy
with it. He moved to amend the bill by placing the
appointment Of the commissioners {and other powers
IN the bl in the hands of the President of the United
States instead of the Commissioners of Agriculture.
Mr. Butler in opposing the bill, expressed his belief
that the reports as to the danger from pleuropneu
monia were exaggerated, and that the clamor was
made for purposethat purpose being to enable GER
tain people to get their hands into the Treasury in
payment for cattle which they could not otherwise
dispose of.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice Of amendment which
he would offer as substitute for the BILL 1t pro-
posed an appropriation of million dollars, to be ex
pended under the direction of the President and in
his discretion, through the Commissioner of Agri
culture to aid the authorities Of the several States in
preventing the spread of pleuro-p pneumonia, the APP
preparation to expire in two years.
The biz was amended to have the commits
sioners appointed by the President of the United
States, without the necessity of confirmation by the
Senate Various amendments to the bill giving to
the President of the United States the authority
which had been proposed to be given to the Commits.
soner of Agriculture were agreed to, and without
further action the Senate ado urned.
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Proceedings Of the House.


WASHINGTON, Feb 24.-,Ihe Speaker laid before
without his approval bills granting pension to An
thony McRobertson, increasing the pensions of Mar
garet Jones and Lorn Burrt and for the relief of
William H. Moorehouser. Referred to theappropriate
committee.
Messrs. Randall, Forney and Ryan were appointed
conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill
On motion of Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin. the Senate
amendments to the Military Academy appropriation
bill were concurred in
Mr. Henderson. of North Carolina, called up the
report Of the committee elections upon the In
diana contested election of Kidd against Steele
and the resolution reported adopted without dvIs
on lit confirms the right of the contestee, Steele
to the seat.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia. the
Senate amendments to the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill were nonconcurred in In pursuance
of the order made yesterday, Mr. Blount OF Georgia
called the report of the committee of the whole on
the Senate amendments to the postoce appropriation
bill. The first three Senate amendments trelat1ve TO
Office rent in Washington, and limiting the placing of
letter boxes in public places, buildings and railroad
stations) concurred in As to the fourth amend
ment (the proposition appropriating 5000 900 to en-
able the to contract for the carry
ing of foreign mails on American vessels to Central
and South America) Inconvenience was recon-
mended
Mr. Burrows of Michigan moved that the House
concur in the Senate amendment. Lost-yeas 1o0,
nays 157.
The amendment was then non-concurred in, and a
Mr.. Matson of Indiana, called up the dependent
pension BILL with the veto message Of the President
thereon.
For debate and detailed vote on this bill see else
where in this paper.
The House then went into committee of the whole
the naval bill. but, without completing it, adj
journed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25

THE most aconizing neuralgia pains go down
before the marvellous power Of St. Jacobs Oil
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Moving Promptly.


The railroad officials have entered upon the
task of rearranging the tariffs to comply with
the principles of the new law with willingness
and promptitude which is certainly commend
able George r. Blanchard returned on Wednes-
day from New York and has jointly with Com
missioner Fink. of the trunk lines, issued the
following notice. Under the resolutions passed
at the meeting of the joint committee held Feb.
49, requiring the appointment OF committees to
examine the tariffs and, classifcations of the
joint committee with the view of ascertaining
whether they comply with the interstatecom
pnerce law and il not. to recommend the proper
modification, the following committees are here
by announced: Classification committee, Messrs.
j. T. r. Mckay. G. G. Cochran, c. S. Wight,
w. S. Sloan, F. Fl. Kingsbury and r. L. Craw
ford. In order to expedite the work this CON-
mttee commenced its labors at and
will be ready to report to meeting of the joint
committee to be neld on Wednesday. March 2
The passenger committee will consist of two Sec
tions, the Eastern section, consisting of the
trunk-li passenger committee. with Mr.. s. +.
Pierson as chairman, and the Western section,
consisting of the members of the passenger de-
partment of the Central Traffic Association,
with Mr. G. 81. Daniels as chairman. Each sec
ton of the passenger committee will meet at
once on the call Of the charmen, and the chair
men of both committees will make report of
the conclusions reached to the meeting of the
joint committee to be held on Thursday, March
B. Prompt action being required. 1t was neces-
sary to call these meetings on short notice"
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Instruments fled for record in the recorders office
of Marion county Indiana. for the twentyfour hours
ending 5 P. M, Feb a. 1887 as furnished by Elliott
& Butler, abstractors of titles Room % Htna Build
ing:
Ferdinand A. Lehr and wife to Favius
j. Van Vorhis, lot % in III. O. g. j. d.
Campbell's first addition to haywood 1926 90
Harry j. Milligan, trustee, to Christian N.
Rasmussen, lots 16. II and ID in
square 10 of S. A. Fletcher, jr.' s north
east addition to indianapolis $500
Warwick H. Ripley and wife to Annie
Frtch. lots 60 and 81 in Kings subdi-
vision of May, WATSON & Co. Highland
Park addition to Indianapolis $4,000
Aaron G. Goodman and wife to Charles
Dammeyer lot and part of lot in
Rays subdivision of lots 2 and 8 in
square So in Indianapolis. 100000
James Terry and wife TO Mary Winter
lots SO and 81 and part of 35 in
outIot los in indianapolis -. r. 10000
Thomas E. Chandler ct al. to Elbridge G.
Watson, part of lot % in Wrights
subdivision of outlot Isl in Indianap-
oils SOU.OU
Peter Lieber and wife to Margaretha Raj.
ble the half of lot 80 in kappess
subdivision of b. +. Morrlss addition
to Indianapolis .--..-.---.-. 5000
Joseph La Croix to Oliver p. McI1eand
part of lot 80 in Ovid Buffers extended
north addition to College Corner in In
dianapols. .....--...--..--. $4,000
Oliver p. Nclleland TO Fred G. Gardner,
part of lot 90 in Ovid Buffers extended
north addition to Indians polis ...- 1,11ooo
Conveyancss. 8; consideration $40, $40 90
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The b. 8 o.,s New York Outlet.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 24.-The attention of q
leading official of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company was called to the statement that the
control of the New Jersey Central by Austin
Corbin and associates who control the Reading.
would have the effect of cutting off the Bal;i-
more & Ohio entirely from an entrance into
New York, except upon such terms as the Penn
sylvania railroad should dictate. The statement
was pronounced by this official untrue, and not
entitled to any credence. He said that the I'M
derstanding between the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company and the managers of the Reading
was distinct. clear and cordial and that there
was no apprehension that the New York traffic
of the B. q 0. road would in any way be inter
fered with
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THE RECORD OF THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.
Hon. Waiter @. Gresham. Judge.

Henry Sturm vs.. Ferdinand A. Boxer; damages. On
trial.
Central Trust Company The Toledo Cincinnati
q St Louis Railroad Company ct al Report of Spe
railroad be not required to pay alleged indebtedness
of ST., 1889.
Central Trust Company vs. The Wabash st. Louis
& Pacific Railway Company ct al; petition of pur
chasers of the Indianapolis Peru & Chicago Railway
Company. Petition for payment of part of fund de-
posted when road was bought.
John Hurd VS.. The Indiana BLOOMINGTON & West
ern Railway Company. Report of Receiver Henderson
for January
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IT is plain fact that % per cent of the deaths
in our larger cities are caused by consumption;
and when we reflect that this terrible disease in
its earlier stage will readily yield to bottle of
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup lcosting 25 cents), shall
we condemn the sufferers for their negligence,
or pity them for their ignorance2
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Our ..Reform" Postal Service.

Chattanooga commercial.
1t is a common occurrence for it to require
weeks time to get q letter 20 friend hundred
miles away. Daily papers, which ought to reach
country towns on publication day. carried
by and returned on trains the following day
Thus il is that business men who make certain
calculations never know what to depend upon.
There was no cause for such complaint two and
a half wears ago.
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Superior Court.

Room Hon. Napoleon B. Taylor. Judge.
Robert p. Duncan Elias c. Atkins ct al; con.
tracts. On trial by court.
Room 2-Ron. d. w. Howe Judge.
Charles J. Schaffner William A. Wheeler; dam
ages. On trial by jury.
Room 3-Iion. Lewis G. Walker. Judge.
Minna Z. Thurman ct al VS.. August Sommers ct al;
suit to redeem real estate. On trial by jury.
Wilbur B. Allen ct al Conrad Ruckelshaus; suit
on cunt. Judgment for plaintiff for $185.
NEW SUITS.
Mary E. Mathews George N. Mathews; COM
plant for support. Demand, $50 per month.
James Naughton George Knarzer ct al; COM
plant note and mortgage, and appointment of
ceiver. Demand So 500
George W. Poole ct al. Sarah j. Reed ct al.
complaint for damages. Demand. 50. 900.
Luther W. Johnson VS.. Hattie E. johnson; COM
plant for divorce Allegation bad treatment.